submersible.
Able to be submerged.
Meaning & usage
Able to be submerged.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English submerse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English submersible From submerse + -ible.
A small nonmilitary, nonnuclear submarine for exploration.
A retroactive term used for nonnuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed true submarines.
A term used primarily by some navies for nuclear submarines, termed true submersibles, because they cannot retroactively declare that their nonnuclear submarines should be called by a different name.
A very small baby submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications.
An underwater vehicle with limited mobility, similar to a submarine, but less mobile.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English submerse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English submersible From submerse + -ible.
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